Surviving MesotheliomaEffectiveness of Mesothelioma Drug Improved by Other CompoundsSurviving MesotheliomaPemetrexed (Alimta) is considered a gold standard chemotherapy treatment for mesothelioma, a cancer of the membrane that surrounds the lungs and o…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Meso Foundation Awards $500000 for Mesothelioma ResearchFierceBiotechPreliminary data from this group show that the sensitivity of mesothelioma cell lines to pemetrexed (Alimta) directly correlates with the ability of the tumor cells to respond to this…
Friday, February 17, 2012
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Meso Foundation Awards $500000 For Mesothelioma ResearchDaily MarketsPreliminary data from this group show that the sensitivity of mesothelioma cell lines to pemetrexed (Alimta) directly correlates with the ability of the tumor cells to respond to this…
Friday, January 20, 2012
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Chemotherapy Drug Earns FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Malignant Pleural …MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog)Alimta (pemetrexed), distributed by Eli Lilly and Company, is designated as an orphan drug. It was the first drug approved for mesothelioma treatmen…
Friday, December 23, 2011
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Surviving MesotheliomaGenes Predict Mesothelioma Treatment ResponseSurviving MesotheliomaUniversity of Chicago researchers have released the results of genetic studies they hope will shed some light on why some mesothelioma patients respond well to pem…
Monday, December 19, 2011
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Surviving MesotheliomaModest Increase in Mesothelioma Survival from ChemotherapySurviving MesotheliomaIn the US, cisplatin is usually combined with the antifolate drug pemetrexed (Alimta) for treating mesothelioma. Antifolate drugs block the activity o…
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Surviving MesotheliomaMesothelioma NewsFor instance, the mesothelioma treatment pemetrexed disodium (Alimta), which is given with another chemotherapy drug to patients who aren't candidates for surgery, received US government approval just seven ye…
Friday, December 2, 2011
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New “Meet the Mesothelioma Experts” Series Organized by Leading Non-Profit …DigitalJournal.com (press release)Mesothelioma, which experts consider an extremely difficult cancer to treat, currently has only one FDA-approved chemotherapy treatment,…
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Side effects of chemotherapy on mesothelioma patients.Mesothelioma NewsWhile doctors might choose from an assortment of available medicines to care for malignant mesothelioma patients, a combination treatment with two chemotherapy drugs—pemetrexed di…
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Study: Spirulina, Vitamin C Show Promise To Help Liver Damage from CisplatinAsbestos.comPatients with malignant mesothelioma typically receive 21-day cycles of cisplatin and Alimta for several months, depending on the stage of their disease. Cisplatin …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Research and Markets: Malignant Mesothelioma Therapeutics – Pipeline …PharmiWeb.com (press release)The current malignant mesothelioma therapeutics market is dominated by the chemotherapeutic regimen, Alimta (pemetrexed), which is a folate antimetabol…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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Mesothelioma.comExecutive Order May Help Lower Cost of Drugs like Alimta® | Mesothelioma NewsMesothelioma.comThe most successful drug for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma – Alimta (pemetrexed) – is horrendously expensive and some countries wi…
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Largest Trial So Far in Mesothelioma DisappointsMedscapeThe phase 3 study was conducted in 660 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who had progressed after 1 or 2 systemic therapies, including pemetrexed (Alimta) and cisplatin. All patients re…
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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